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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Mr. Easterly say he will deliver the groceries?
(a) When his wife returns at four.
(b) When he closes at six.
(c) When he closes at five.
(d) When the delivery boy gets out of school at three.

2. What does Papa do to Lark's mashed potatoes?
(a) Uses his fork to break the dam she's built.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pours milk on them.
(d) Pours salt on them.

3. What does Uncle Stanly say after Lark kisses him on the cheek?
(a) He'll keep her picture close until they meet again.
(b) He hopes she can be a good girl.
(c) He won't wash his cheek until they meet again.
(d) He forgives her for her role in Marjorie's death.

4. Where does Hilly serve after he joins the military?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. What does Mama say about her great-great-grandmother?
(a) She was a lady-in-waiting.
(b) She was a tramp.
(c) She was rich.
(d) She was a queen.

6. What is the errand on which Mr. McPhee takes Lark?
(a) Delivering freight brought to town by the train.
(b) Delivering mail from the mail truck.
(c) Delivering groceries from the store.
(d) Delivering pastries cooked by a local woman.

7. What does the German neighbor say when Lark returns her sheet?
(a) Thank you.
(b) She hadn't expected them back so quickly.
(c) They are folded wrong.
(d) They aren't her sheets.

8. What section of the paper is across Papa's chest when he falls asleep on Sunday afternoon?
(a) The home section.
(b) The sports section.
(c) The funny papers.
(d) The classifieds.

9. Which of the following ingredients does Mama say she would never put in a pie?
(a) Cornstarch.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Blueberries.

10. What is Lark's favorite sandwich?
(a) Beef and tomato.
(b) Grilled cheese.
(c) Bologna and onion.
(d) Bacon, lettuce and tomato.

11. What is Mama doing when Lark and Papa arrive home?
(a) Sleeping in a chair.
(b) Sleeping in bed.
(c) Waiting at the kitchen table.
(d) Waiting on the depot steps.

12. What is the man in the hobo jungle eating when Lark passes by?
(a) Spam.
(b) A Hershey bar.
(c) Bologna.
(d) Pork and beans.

13. What night do Grandma and Grandpa Browning arrive at Aunt Betty's?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

14. What had Mama thrown at Papa once when he called her a hated nickname?
(a) A ketchup bottle.
(b) A bowl.
(c) A plate.
(d) A mustard jar.

15. Where does Mama plan to go after dinner?
(a) To the hairdresser's.
(b) To play bridge.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To visit Hilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aunt Betty's condition Thursday afternoon?

2. What job does the lady on the train say she has?

3. What does Mama do when Lark and Sally go to her with leeches?

4. What is in the can Lark leaves for Sally?

5. What is the event for which Lark sells tickets?

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